"It's a difficult role as Harleen has a lot of baggage. She has been waiting for her husband for 17 long years. She takes care of her husband's family in his absence ignoring her pain. I don't think anyone can ever understand that emotion as it is not an usual experience," Amrita said in a statement.

"P.O.W, which is finite series of 126 episodes, is equal to 22 films in the industry. Indian audiences have shown they are reactive to good content, and my team and I thought of bringing out this vast story on small screen," said Nikhhil Advani

P.O.W: Bandi Yuddh Ke revolves around two Indian soldiers, who were imprisoned after Kargil war and return home after 17 years. Now, there are trying to reintegrate into the society but some government officials are unconvinced of their patriotism after a psych evaluation and an investigation is launched

Ram Madhvani's Neerja, which casts Sonam Kapoor in the titular role, documents the story of Neerja Bhanot, who was killed in the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi. Ms Bhanot, who was 23, died while shielding a group of children from gunfire and became the youngest ever recipient of the Ashok Chakra